Nickelodeon International launched their Animated Shorts Program in 2012 to hunt down and feed up-and-coming animation talent into their TV series pipeline.

So which of these mini-pilots should you know about?

We suggest “Scoop!” created by The Brothers McLeod and “MooseBox” from Mike Scott – both feel fun and fresh while maintaining the manic, barely-linear irreverence that seems mandatory for kids’ comedy nowadays.

“Scoop!”

“MooseBox”

“Scoop!”
Written and Directed by The Brothers McLeod
Voice Cast: Sinead Keenan & Myles McLeod
Rigging by Lizz Lunney
Animation by Kirsten Thacker, Zoran Jankovic & Ben Lynch
Sound Mix by Paul Johnston
Design, Sound and Music, Editing by Greg McLeod
Consulting Producer – Suzanne Lang
Executive in Charge of Production – Alexi Wheeler
Executive Producer – Nina Hahn

“MooseBox”
Created, Storyboarded and Directed by Mike Scott
Production: Triggerfish
Written by Mike Scott, Mike Buckland, Anthony Silverston, Jason Ward & Raffaella Delle Donne
Character Design by Mike Scott
Background Design by Logan Tanner & Mike Scott
Pencil Animation by Stuart Coutts & Mike Scott
Pixel Animation by Francis Coulombe, Carl Douglas, Acacia Lawson & Mike Scott
Voice cast:
Moose – Eric Bauza
CatBox – EG Daily
Dr. Hipster – JP Manoux
Princess Burger – Janice Kawaye
Casting and Voice Direction by Gene Vassilaros
Music by David Scott a.k.a. ‘The Kiffness’
Sound Design by David Scott
Audio Mix and Recording Live Link by Stephen Webster, TheWorkRoom
Post Production Supervisor – James Middleton
Grade by David Grant, Searle Street Post
Creative Consultant – Chris Savino
Consulting Producer – Suzanne Lang
Production Coordinator – Matt Kilroy
Executive in Charge of Production – Alexi Wheeler
Executive Producer – Nina Hahn
Thanks To Kevin Sukho Lee, James Wolfaardt and Kelly Dillon